In the last year the Scrabble people have been very busy updating their dictionaries around the world!<\/p>\n
In North America…<\/strong><\/p>\n Last year (2014) there was a new Scrabble word list published by Merriam-Webster: the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 5th edition (OSPD5)<\/a>.\u00a0 This is now the official dictionary for home players of the Scrabble game in North America.<\/p>\n It’s a cut-down version of the Official Tournament and Club Word List <\/a>3rd edition <\/a>(OTCWL3)<\/a> – the longer tournament list also contains offensive words not suitable for home use.\u00a0 The 3rd edition OTCWL was written in 2014 but wasn’t approved for tournament use until April 2015.<\/p>\n In the rest of the world…<\/strong><\/p>\n In September 2015 the 4th edition of Collins Official Scrabble Words (CSW2015)<\/a> was adopted as the official tournament dictionary outside North America.<\/p>\n I’ve had quite a few requests to add these dictionaries, as many apps are now switching to these dictionaries.<\/p>\n I’ve added versions of these dictionaries to Word Helper<\/strong><\/a> as:<\/p>\n It’s been a bit hard, as the dictionary makers don’t always publish exactly which words have been added or removed.\u00a0 But I’ve made my best efforts, based on the information available to me.<\/p>\n Because of the way I’ve compiled my dictionary, it’s possible that the apps you use might have slightly different words.\u00a0 If you find a difference, please let me know<\/a> and I’ll fix it!<\/p>\n All the other older dictionaries are still available to use.<\/p>\n NB. I’ve stopped using the label “home\/school” for the Merriam-Webster OSPD, since most apps seem to refer to it now as Merriam-Webster or MW.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the last year the Scrabble people have been very busy updating their dictionaries around the world! In North America… Last year (2014) there was a new Scrabble word list published by Merriam-Webster: the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary 5th edition … Continue reading \n